No they can't detect your location. What's your Astro box type? HD box or PVR box?

You need to make sure the LNB type either your satellite dishes at your home or Kampung is the same, and the Input Source setting matches the setting

You go to Settings>Installation Settings>Satellite Settings
What's the Input Source option you've chosen? Universal, SatCR or DCSS?

Soon we would be able to watch Astro without set-top-box...
More details here: https://product.astro.com.my/tvapp-beta

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TL;DR :
It appears that Astro is also testing their new payment system, so that's why for those who wish to participate in this round of beta programme, a non-refundable RM1/month will be charged onto your debit or credit card.
And similarly, what you can watch on Astro Go now, is also similar what you can watch on this Astro TV beta app:

And because of this apparently, that's why only those who don't have an active Astro subscription may be eligible for this beta programme.
Unless if you "trick" them by using another email address that is not linked to your Astro account for this beta programme, then maybe got chance 

So what you guys think? Any of you here received the invitation email from Astro?

You use new email address or what?
I think it's better that you fill up the Contact Us form on the beta programme page there, for further assistance...

Can.

Starter Pack RM61.32 + Sports Pack RM33 + 1 Mini package (Learning) RM12 = RM106.32
+ 6% SST = Total RM112.70/month

That RM112.70/month price point is pretty similar if you choose either Value Pack 4 or any Super Pack Lite (Sports)

Value Pack 4 RM80 + Sports Pack RM33 = RM113
+ 6% SST = RM119.80/month

Super Pack Lite (Sports) = RM115
+ 6% SST = RM121.90/month

Refer to the rate card here to know better:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=101251840

Astro's broadcast guys be like:
- "Aiyaaaa no one will bother that small little detail one... Even if there is, out of millions of viewers out there, only a few handful ones will notice that. So there's no big deal lah. "
- "Huh? Is this a complaint or what? Come on, we got other more important matters to deal with. Ain't nobody got time for that."
- "I see no problem also. "
- "Oh, this is how the product design works. So this is normal."
- "If not happy, just cancel Astro. End of story."

That's how our technical related cases (especially minor cases) is being sidelined and eventually, close case 

What is your existing Astro box model? HD box? PVR box?

If you want to upgrade to Ultra Box, make sure you are able to watch CH 780 without any error message shown on TV.
Make sure you don't see Services Currently Not Available (SCNA) message when tune to CH 781.

Oh, you're a new customer, is it? Are you signing up Astro only, or Astro & Broadband, or Astro IPTV?

When it comes to censorship in linear TV channels, you can't run away from that, and HBO is no exception to that.
For CH 411, HBO is a dedicated Malaysia feed, so the censorship works will be done by HBO themselves.
For CH 412, Cinemax channel is being delayed 1 hour from the original feed, hence the censorship works will be done by Astro.

Are you a fan of Disney+ Hotstar? If not, then I suggest you not to take Movies pack first. After all, you can subscribe to Movies pack anytime you want.
Once you're on Movies pack, you'll be bound to 1 year contract just for Movies pack alone. Prorated penalty charges applies if you cancel Movies pack within the contract period.
Subscribing to it, is always easy. But when it comes to cancelling it, there will be some catch here and there. So do your research before you make your decision.

Any Astro customers that subscribes to Sports pack from now until 17 July 2021, will be bound by 1 year contract for Sports pack alone. Prorated penalty charges applies if you cancel Sports pack within the contract period.
Why like that? Because Astro don't want you to suka suka cancel Sports pack after UEFA Euro 2020 is over. 

That's the older version of Value Pack 4, previously also known as Fans Pack, which has been discontinued around June 2020.
Value Pack 4 is now known as Selection Pack, and it has no Sports pack in it, but it is available through add on.

Source: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=96979366

Good for you la. Now you can enjoy Korean pack channels. 

you can just file a complaint to MCMC telling the 20% discount for new comers. then they will call you to offer it with 24 months contract.

Okok it seems like you experienced a pretty messed up information here and there.

What is it that you want to know about Astro's package offerings? We'll try to advise you as much and as accurate as possible here.

As what I understand based on your previous posts, you have successfully installed Ultra Box (not Ulti Box), and you subscribed to these packages:
Starter Pack (I assume is the New Emperor one) RM61.32 + Sports Pack RM33 + 1 Mini package (Learning) RM12 = RM106.32
+ 6% SST = Total RM112.70/month

Am I right so far? Or did I miss out anything, or any rebates or something?

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Subscribe Sports pack to watch UEFA Euro 2020
If you subscribe to Sports pack now, it will be bound for 1 year contract. Prorated penalty charge of RM99 per month applies if you cancel Sports pack within the 12 months period.
If you find that 1 year contract is too long, you can choose to pay a one-off RM30 upon subscribing to Sports pack, but its contract period will be 3 months instead. 

Disney+ Hotstar
As long you are a Starter Pack or Value Pack customer, and you wish to add on Disney+ Hotstar onto your subscription, just add RM7.50 / month (excl SST).
Example: Starter Pack RM61.32 + Disney+Hotstar RM7.50 = RM68.82/month + 6% SST = RM72.95/month
Hence, the package will be known as Starter Pack Plus or Value Pack Plus, and you will be bound to 24 months contract.
Compared to Starter/Value Packs without Disney+ Hotstar, the package's contract period is only 6 months.

So think wisely before making decision ya. Anymore you want to know?

Nice.

This image could make sense because of App Hub. They might migrate it to Android TV.

Source: https://support.astro.com.my/question/refre...ra-box-ulti-box

Is it still Linux, or a migration to Android TV? We just have to wait until end of 2021 to see how the App Hub runs.

suddently i cant view most of the channels , only channel 1 & 2 then animal planet

Some intern push the wrong button today issit?

Now ch 780, ch400, ch5xx can’t watch prob got more

Astro fb post say to reboot the decoder but still doesn’t fix the issue

502 onwards cannot(didn't go through every single news channel)
hmm what about ch 781?

21 June 2021
Let's not talk about bitrate today. Let's talk about what happened on 21 June 2021.

All 12 transponders from Measat 3 went "disappeared"?
I blind scan all frequencies on my satellite receiver earlier, and I was pretty shocked to see that all transponders from 10982MHz until 11682MHz have "appeared missing". Missing, as in, No signal at all.

Credit: izwanikhsan

11.7-11.9GHz is now used for SD & HD channels
So what I found out is, all SD and HD channels that were used to be on Measat 3 Ku band, has been migrated to the high Ku band range (11.7-11.9GHz), except a few handful of channels.
To most people, it shouldn't be an issue. But some users may face technical problems on its reception. These are some examples of scenario:

- For customers in apartment/condo/buildings that connects to the building's centralise antenna, and it is known that it doesn't support Ultra Box / haven't upgrade to DCSS, you won't be able to receive channels from 11.7-12.75GHz.
- PVR box users that uses Single Universal LNB, yet you use a two-way splitter to split into 2 cables to connect to the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 ports respectively, be aware that you will experience signal conflicts when recording/watch SD and HD channels from now on.
- Ultra Box users that connects to Single Universal LNB on the satellite dish (didn't change to DCSS LNB due to some reasons), you won't be able to receive channels from 11.7-12.75GHz.

If you are affected by some of the example scenarios above, and wish to know more technical details, do reply this post on what you want to know and the solutions (cuz the explanation would be too technical and boring).

Not all channels have been recovered so far...
Astro couldn't easily accommodate all SD and HD channels into 11.7-11.9GHz range, so they have to de-prioritise some channels for the time being.
So in the meantime, channels like CH 780, 321, 400, 515, 516, 517, 610, 619 appear as SCNA (no satellite signal). Of course there are many more, especially NJOI Free SD viewers.

So, Measat 3 satellite suddenly "out of service"?
Later on, it has come to my knowledge that what appears to happen is, the Measat 3 satellite itself were suddenly "out of service" earlier afternoon? 
- India satellite pay-TV provider, Sun Direct, also experienced many TV channels having No Signal this afternoon. Sun Direct also uses Measat 3 satellite for some of its channels.
- All Measat 3's C band TV channels gone off air (no signal), and most of the channel providers that distributes TV channels on Measat 3 satellite, have been migrated to other satellite (e.g. Asiasat 5 or Measat 3a) so that viewers around SEA region will still be able to watch the TV channels, such as One, History, Crime+Investigation. Not sure if this is temporary or permanent.

RIP Measat 3 satellite? 
So it seems to me that, if Measat fails to resume Measat 3 satellite operations as usual, therefore....
12 December 2006 - 21 June 2021?

Measat 3 satellite is about 14.5 years old this year, and the expected operational lifespan of the satellite is also 15 years.
But Measat haven't announce anything yet, so I'm not sure is it even related or not... So just take it just for reference purposes ya...

Back in early 2020, Thailand's satellite company, Thaicom announced that one of their satellite, Thaicom 5 faced some abnormalities, which causes no satellite signal to viewers as a result.
The satellite were eventually retired and discontinued operations. As a result, one of Thailand's pay TV provider, True Visions, is affected too, and carried out unplanned satellite frequency changes which could impact some viewers:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry95503646